No aquarium, no tank in a marine land, however spacious it may be, can begin to duplicate the conditions of the sea. And no dolphin who inhabits one of those aquariums or one of those marine lands can be considered…

Quote by Jacques Yves Cousteau

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Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global...

Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global...

From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to...

From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to...

If we were logical, the future would be bleak, indeed. But we are more than...

If we were logical, the future would be bleak, indeed. But we are more than...

It is certain that the study of human psychology, if it were undertaken exclusively in...

It is certain that the study of human psychology, if it were undertaken exclusively in...

Farming as we do it is hunting, and in the sea we act like barbarians.

Farming as we do it is hunting, and in the sea we act like barbarians.

The biggest obstacle was mixing abortion with overpopulation. These are two things that have nothing...

The biggest obstacle was mixing abortion with overpopulation. These are two things that have nothing...

What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole,...

What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole,...

A lot of people attack the sea, I make love to it.

A lot of people attack the sea, I make love to it.

The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man it is...

The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man it is...

No sooner does man discover intelligence than he tries to involve it in his own...

No sooner does man discover intelligence than he tries to involve it in his own...

I believe that national sovereignties will shrink in the face of universal interdependence.

I believe that national sovereignties will shrink in the face of universal interdependence.

In order to stabilize world population, we must eliminate 350,000 per day.

In order to stabilize world population, we must eliminate 350,000 per day.

We must plant the sea and herd its animals using the sea as farmers instead...

We must plant the sea and herd its animals using the sea as farmers instead...

If we go on the way we have, the fault is our greed and if...

If we go on the way we have, the fault is our greed and if...

The real cure for our environmental problems is to understand that our job is to...

The real cure for our environmental problems is to understand that our job is to...

We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one.

We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one.

Man, of all the animals, is probably the only one to regard himself as a...

Man, of all the animals, is probably the only one to regard himself as a...

The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.

The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.

When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he...

When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he...

I am not a scientist. I am, rather, an impresario of scientists.

I am not a scientist. I am, rather, an impresario of scientists.